Moriarty

Moriarty John Gardner Murdoch Books, $29.95

Harnessing The Power Of The Crowd

Crowdsourcing: How the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business By Jeff Howe, Random House Business Books, $34.95.

Centre For Writing And Books Gains Services Of A Mind Much Travelled

A FORMER director of the Sydney Writers' Festival has been appointed director of the new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas in Melbourne. Caro Llewellyn has run PEN World Voices Festival in New York for the past two years and previously doubled attendances at the Sydney Writers' Festival during four years as its director.

Books To Mull Over

Jeni Port suggests some festive reading.

Not Like Georgie

NOT LIKE GEORGIE Scott Hatcher, ills., Heather Potter and Mark Jackson Walker Books $27.95

Waterhouse And Smith

WATERHOUSE AND SMITH John Ellicott, Hardie Grant Books, $45

Margaret Fulton Christmas

Margaret Fulton, Hardie Grant Books, $59.95

Guide To Fish

Guide to Fish Hilary McNevin Fairfax Books, $29.95

Cook's Mixed Endeavours

Captain James Cook's reputation has been under scrutiny ever since his death on a beach in Hawaii, writes David Day, and even the nature of his killing is open for debate. Geoffrey Blainey, Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook and his Rivals By Geoffrey Blainey Viking, $49.95 The Death of Captain Cook: A Hero Made and Unmade By Glyn Williams Profile Books, $39.95

Truckie Driven To The Limit

A NEWCASTLE magistrate has questioned why the Roads and Traffic Authority still issues older style log books to truck drivers despite changes to driver monitoring laws.

Hooked On Books As Challenge Ends

TERREY Hills Public School devoured close to 16,000 books as part of the Premier's Reading Challenge.

A God For The Killing

A God for the Killing Kain Massin ABC Books, $32.95

I Love My New Toy!

I LOVE MY NEW TOY! Mo Williams Walker Books, $9.95

The Great Fletch

The Great Fletch Hugh Lunn ABC Books, $32.95

Students Start At Hsc Business End

IT was straight back to the books for students who sat the first round of HSC exams yesterday.

The Cloudchasers

THE CLOUDCHASERS David Richardson, ills. Steven Hunt ABC Books, $39.95

Yound Adult

Boofheads Mo Johnson (Walker Books, $18.95)

Mrs Harvey's Sister-in-law And Other Tasty Dishes

Mrs Harvey's Sister-In-Law and Other Tasty Dishes By Margaret Dunn. Murdoch Books, $34.95

Beer: A Gauge For Enthusiasts

BEER: A GAUGE FOR ENTHUSIASTS Greg Duncan Powell Murdoch Books, $29.95

Prickly Characters Reveal Their Hidden Qualities

The Elegance Of The Hedgehog By Muriel Barbery (translated by Alison Anderson) Gallic Books, 322pp, $19.95